Seen Behind the Scene, Forty Years of Photographing on SetSeen Behind the Scene, Forty Years of Photographing on Set
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Current format, Book, 2008, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsThis book provides a backstage pass to some of the most famous sets in film history through the stunning photographs of acclaimed documentary photographer, Mary Ellen Mark. Over the last forty years, Mark has been given unprecedented access behind the scenes to make beautiful, candid pictures of actors and actresses, as well as some of the world's most celebrated directors. Mark's fascinating photographs provide a rare glimpse of these artists in unguarded moments - between take, in rehearsal, and during filming. They offer insight into the making of legendary productions. A range of high-profile film industry figures have also contributed their own anecdotes about the world of film-making to complete this exciting portrait of life "seen behind the scene."
An exclusive collection of backstage portraits.
<p>Mary Ellen Mark has worked on over a hundred film sets since 1968, including such legendary productions as <i>Apocalypse Now</i>, <i>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest </i>and <i>Gandhi</i>,as well as recent Oscar-winning productions such as <i>Moulin Rouge</i>, <i>Babel </i>and <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, among many others. Mark's film photographs are a rare archive as she is afforded unprecedented access to the actors and the set permitted for weeks at a time to roam freely. Mark is one of the most talented photojournalists working today and her unique ability to capture gesture and expression enables her to fully reveal the story of life on set. In photographs that range from dramatic moments of Federico Fellini at work on on <i>Satyricon</i>, to the well-known pranksters Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman fooling around on set, from Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt rehearsing on set in Morocco for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's <i>Babel, </i>to Johnny Depp in make-up for Tim Burton's <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, we are given access to unguarded moments in film-making and to this rarely-seen world. Some of the film industry's best-known figures have also contributed their own anecdotes of life on set including tales of growing up on set by Sofia Coppola, of the disconcerting experience of night shoots by Helen Mirren, and the work that goes into 'getting that take' from <i>Catch 22 </i>director Mike Nichols. This is a backstage pass to the most famous film sets in history through the lens of an iconic photographer, sure to appeal to film and photography enthusiasts, or to anyone who ever wondered just what happens behind the scenes. </p>
An exclusive collection of backstage portraits.
<p>Mary Ellen Mark has worked on over a hundred film sets since 1968, including such legendary productions as <i>Apocalypse Now</i>, <i>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest </i>and <i>Gandhi</i>,as well as recent Oscar-winning productions such as <i>Moulin Rouge</i>, <i>Babel </i>and <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, among many others. Mark's film photographs are a rare archive as she is afforded unprecedented access to the actors and the set permitted for weeks at a time to roam freely. Mark is one of the most talented photojournalists working today and her unique ability to capture gesture and expression enables her to fully reveal the story of life on set. In photographs that range from dramatic moments of Federico Fellini at work on on <i>Satyricon</i>, to the well-known pranksters Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman fooling around on set, from Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt rehearsing on set in Morocco for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's <i>Babel, </i>to Johnny Depp in make-up for Tim Burton's <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, we are given access to unguarded moments in film-making and to this rarely-seen world. Some of the film industry's best-known figures have also contributed their own anecdotes of life on set including tales of growing up on set by Sofia Coppola, of the disconcerting experience of night shoots by Helen Mirren, and the work that goes into 'getting that take' from <i>Catch 22 </i>director Mike Nichols. This is a backstage pass to the most famous film sets in history through the lens of an iconic photographer, sure to appeal to film and photography enthusiasts, or to anyone who ever wondered just what happens behind the scenes. </p>
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